Realm, an industry-leading studio and global podcast network, is seeking a Production Partnerships Lead. This role is responsible for outbound pitching of prospective partners, fielding inbound queries, and shaping the business, production, and strategy considerations behind each production. Once projects are secured, this role is responsible for coordinating with the Director of Production Operations and setting new shows up for success with handoffs to the Studio, Network, and Strategy/Audience Development teams.

The Production Partnerships Lead is a key executive within the organization, reporting to the CEO and residing within the executive leadership group. The ideal candidate is a seasoned podcast professional who has spearheaded key business partnerships and managed profitability of audio and video productions. We’re looking for a team player with great communication and interpersonal skills who can lead and prioritize in a fast-paced environment. This is a full-time role ideally based in the NYC area.

Primary responsibilities:

• Secure new production partnerships that may also include distribution, monetization, marketing and strategy alongside physical production.
• Manage pipeline of prospective business with executive team to hit revenue targets.
• Develop and propose partnership structure & business terms in collaboration with executive team and legal counsel.
• Act as main point of contact for partners until Studio and/or Network handoff occurs. Remain in the background after handoff to ensure continued success.
• Collaborate with Studio leadership to ensure productions are set up for success, with solid budgets, reasonable profit margin expectations, and appropriate production resources allocated.

Qualifications:

• Proven communicator and entrepreneurial team player who thrives in a nimble and lean startup
• 6-8 years experience in a fast-paced production and business leadership environment, preferably in audio; film/tv experience also welcome
• Flexible, Creative, Organized and Effective
• Great sense of humor
• Excellent management and organizational skills; adept at multitasking and balancing deadlines

Additional Job Information:

This is a full-time staff position. Realm offers a wide array of benefits including competitive salaries, health, dental, vision, commuter benefits, health/wellness benefits, and a generous vacation policy. We’re committed to diversity of all kinds — not just on our team, but in our writers rooms and in the stories we bring to listeners and readers. We pride ourselves on a welcoming, weird and witty culture and look for people who share those values in every hire we make. And we only hire very kind people.

Realm is an audio entertainment studio based in NYC. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of Realm not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignment, benefits, layoff, and termination.

Please send cover letter and resume to jobs@realm.fm.

About Realm:

Led by Molly Barton and team members from CAA, Disney, Warner Brothers, Spotify, and NBC Universal, Realm partners with top-tier talent and entertainment companies, including Blumhouse, Paramount, Warner Bros, DC, AMC Networks, Marvel, Spotify, and iHeart, to develop, produce, distribute, and monetize premium audio series that deeply engage audiences.

Realm has brought more top-charting fiction shows to audiences than any competitor, with 8 shows hitting #1 on Apple Podcasts. Realm’s podcasts have been nominated for and won numerous awards, including Audies, Ambies, Webbys, Signal Awards, and iHeart Podcast Awards. Realm Originals have been translated into over a dozen languages, reaching listeners in over 195 countries. 8 Realm Originals are currently in development for Film/TV.

Notable titles include the #1 Spotify podcast HARLEY QUINN & THE JOKER: SOUND MIND starring Christina Ricci and Billy Magnussen, THE FLASH: ESCAPE THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS starring Max Greenfield, and fan favorites OUTLIERS voiced by Rory Culkin, IF I GO MISSING THE WITCHES DID IT starring Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe; ORPHAN BLACK: THE NEXT CHAPTER and POWER TRIP starring Emmy-winner Tatiana Maslany; MARIGOLD BREACH starring Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto; and ECHO PARK starring Harry Shum Jr.